On Watching Children Leave Home. The host for this show is Andrew Zimmerman. The guest is Debbie Zimmerman. The following questions are discussed in this episode: 1) Initial reactions on going to China for weeks, then years 2) Benefits of study and living abroad– what do you think young adults get out of it? 3) […]
What Did we Do to Deserve Omicron (Politics for the People)
What Should we Do to Deal with it. The host for this show is Stephanie Dalton. The guests are Jay Fidell, Tim Apicella and Winston Welch. Our panel discusses the origins of omicron; the nature of the virus as compared to the first two strains; whether it is likely to be more infectious or more […]
New Book – Raging Covid-19 Pandemic (Global Connections)
Where it will Go from Here with Omicron. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Roopmati Khandekar. Dr. Roopmati Khandekah, who works for the United Nations in New York, talks about her new book on covid, and talks about where it is now and where it will go from here, especially […]
Hawaii Restaurant Card Holiday Card Part 2 (Restaurants of Hawaii)
Restaurant Business Holiday Card. The hosts for this show are Sheryl Matsuoka and Chris Lethem. The guests are Heather Smith-Lee, John S. Ward and Chivon Garcia. Last year, the State of Hawaii launched the Hawaii Restaurant Card (HRC) program , which injected more than $75 million into the local restaurant industry. Today, thousands of restaurants […]
Hawaii Restaurant Card Holiday Card (Restaurants of Hawaii)
Restaurant Business Holiday Card. The host for this show is Sheryl Matsuoka. The guests are Chivon Garcia, Mike Palmer and Michael Skedeleski. Last year, the State of Hawaii launched the Hawaii Restaurant Card (HRC) program, which injected more than $75 million into the local restaurant industry. Today, thousands of restaurants remain in survival mode and […]
The Business of Medicine in the US Today (Community Matters)
A Doctor’s Journey from Academia to Business. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Joshua Jacobs. Dr. Joshua Jacobs helps us understand his journey from academia to the business of medicine. After standing up the new medical school in Washington State, he joined United Health Group (a subsidiary of Optum) to […]
Oahu’s Current Covid 19 Restrictions (Restaurants of Hawaii)
Restaurants and Bars Operate Until 2am. The host for this show is Sheryl Matsuoka. The guests are Nicolas Wong and Chivon Garcia. On Wednesday October 27, 2021 Mayor Rick Blangiardi announced the loosening of COVID 19 restrictions allowing those restaurants and bars who are licensed to stay open until 2am, effective immediately. The announcement comes […]
Further International Travel Adventures in Covid (Community Matters)
Martin Despang Keeps us Current on his Travails. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Martin Despang. Martin Despang, host of Human(e) Architecture, brings us current on his adventures in trying to return to the US and get to Hawaii from a trip to Germany. There were extraordinary examples of irrational […]
RevoluSun Coming out of Covid (Community Matters)
The Mood of Today’s Solar Market. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Josh Powell. We’ve been in the pandemic emergy for 18 months now. The effects of covid on the solar market last year were one thing, but covid is changing again this year. Josh Powell, CEO of RevoluSun, tells […]
Road Trip Reflections on America (Figments: On Reality)
People, Places, Taxes, Masks and Americana. The host for this show is Dan ‘Fig’ Leaf. After a two week break, Figments host Dan “Fig” Leaf shares his thoughts and observations from a two-week road trip across America. The trip included playoff baseball, a marathon, museums, scenery and family – plenty of fuel for reflection on […]